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Ectopic fat deposition is strongly associated with obesity-related health problems, but the cumulative role of risk factors in obesity and visceral fat in predicting CVD risk across age groups in urban academic professionals needed evaluation.
Does a sedentary lifestyle and visceral fat increase the risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease in urban adult academic professionals?
Does a sedentary lifestyle and visceral fat increase the risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease in urban adult academic professionals?
Visceral fat percentage acts as a significant risk factor alongside BMI for obesity-related health problems in urban academic professionals.
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May support dual BMI and visceral fat% use in obesity screening for academics; leaves open causal CVD links needing prospective study.
Background: Ectopic fat deposition is more strongly associated with obesity related health problems including T2DM, CVD, thyroidism, arthritis etc. Objectives: Our study aimed at identifying the cumulative role of several risk factors in developing obesity and the role of ectopic fat (visceral fat) in predicting the cardiovascular disease risk in varied age groups among urban adult academic professionals in West Bengal. Methods: 650 adults (Male= 456; Female=194) associated with academic job (age 20-65 years) in urban West Bengal were randomly selected for anthropometric, blood biochemical and questionnaire-based analyses. Result: Body Mass Index and Visceral Fat% exhibited comparable association with all the other anthropometric parameters (e.g. Whole body Subcutaneous fat%: male- Linear Regression Comparison: F = 11.68; P <0.001; female- F = 6.11; P <0.01). Therefore, VF% acts as a risk factor alongside BMI in instances where BMI fails alone. Presence of T2DM, hypertension and thyroidism in the case groups confirmed their obesity associated longitudinal pattern of inheritance. Unhealthy diet pattern indicates improper liver functioning, vitamin D deficiency and increased erythrocytic inflammation. Conclusion: An overall sedentary lifestyle with parental history of obesity was found to be significant in the longitudinal transmission of the disease.
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